Engaging member and attachable bag having the same

ABSTRACT

An engaging member, which is adapted to connect a bag body and a wearable object, includes a receiving member and a covering member. The receiving member is disposed on a reverse of the bag body, and includes a first exterior surface and a receiving space. A first engaging structure is formed on the first exterior surface. The covering member disposed on the reverse is capable of covering the first exterior surface, and includes a second exterior surface and an interior surface. A second engaging structure corresponding to the first engaging structure is formed on the interior surface, so that the first engaging structure could be engaged with the second engaging structure. A third engaging structure is formed on the second exterior surface and is adapted to be engaged with the wearable object. Also, the first engaging structure could be directly connected to the wearable object.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Technical Field

The present invention relates generally to an engaging member and anattachable bag having the same, and more particularly to an engagingmember for connecting a bag body to a wearable object in various ways,and an attachable bag with the engaging member.

Description of Related Art

Wearable objects such as backpacks or bumbags allow users to carry avariety of items with them. However, the backpack or the bumbag has acertain capacity, so that the user has to carry more backpacks orbumbags for carrying more objects. Carrying multiple independentbackpacks or bumbags are inconvenient for the user. In addition, a sizeof a backpack is too large for some items. When such items are placed inthe backpack, it is difficult for the user to retrieve the items.

Therefore, some manufacturers in the industry have developed atechnology that allows a smaller handbag being attached to a backpack. Aconventional wearable object such as backpack is provided with a ring onan exterior surface, and a smaller handbag is also provided with a ring,so that the handbag could be attached to the backpack by a retainingclip which passes through the ring of the backpack and the ring of thehandbag, whereby to provide more receiving space. Also, small items canbe placed in the handbag for easily retrieving. In this way, the usershould wear only one wearable object, and the total amount of items thatuser can carry is expanded, which provides a better convenience.

Said small bag and said large wearable object are engaged with eachother via the ring and the retaining clip. However, such engagement mustdispose a ring on both of the small bag and the large wearable object.In addition, such engagement cannot be applied to a small bag and alarge wearable object which have different kinds of engaging structuresfrom each other.

For instance, if a user purchases a handbag and backpack having the samekind of engaging structure, the handbag can be attached to the backpack.However, when the user purchases another backpack having different kindsof engaging structure from that of the handbag, the handbag cannot beattached to the backpack, unless the user additionally purchases anotherhandbag having the same kind of engaging structure with the anotherbackpack, which reduces consumer's desire to buy.

Therefore, there is a need for the manufacturers to develop anattachable bag with a variety of attached forms to solve theaforementioned problems.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the above, the primary objective of the present invention isto provide an engaging member for connecting a bag body to a wearableobject in various ways, so that the bag body could be an attachable bagwith a variety of attached forms to solve the problems of the prior art.

The present invention provides an engaging member, which is adapted toconnect a bag body to a wearable object and includes a receiving memberand a covering member, wherein the receiving member is disposed on areverse of the bag body. The receiving member has a first exteriorsurface and a receiving space, and a first engaging structure is formedon the first exterior surface. The covering member is disposed on thereverse of the bag body and is capable of covering the first exteriorsurface of the receiving member, and is capable of being entirely orpartially received in the receiving space, wherein the covering membercomprises a second exterior surface and an interior surface. A secondengaging structure corresponding to the first engaging structure isformed on the interior surface. The second engaging structure is capableof being engaged with the first engaging structure. A third engagingstructure different from the first engaging structure is formed on thesecond exterior surface. The third engaging structure is adapted to beengaged with the wearable object.

In addition, the another primary objective of the present invention isto provide an attachable bag with a variety of attached forms to solvethe problems of the prior art.

The present invention further provides an attachable bag, which isadapted to be attached to a wearable object and includes a bag body andan engaging member, wherein the bag body includes an obverse and areverse which is opposite to the obverse. The engaging member isdisposed on the reverse of the bag body, wherein the engaging memberincludes a receiving member and a covering member. The receiving memberis disposed on a reverse of the bag body. The receiving member has afirst exterior surface and a receiving space, and a first engagingstructure is formed on the first exterior surface. The covering memberis disposed on the reverse of the bag body and is capable of coveringthe first exterior surface of the receiving member, and is capable ofbeing entirely or partially received in the receiving space, wherein thecovering member comprises a second exterior surface and an interiorsurface. A second engaging structure corresponding to the first engagingstructure is formed on the interior surface. The second engagingstructure is capable of being engaged with the first engaging structure.A third engaging structure different from the first engaging structureis formed on the second exterior surface. The third engaging structureis adapted to be engaged with the wearable object.

With the aforementioned design, the engaging member of the presentinvention could engage the attachable bag with the wearable object invarious ways.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention will be best understood by referring to thefollowing detailed description of some illustrative embodiments inconjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the attachable bag of an embodimentaccording to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the attachable bag shown in FIG. 1,showing the attachable bag is in another state of use;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram, showing that the attachable bag shown inFIG. 1 is connected to the wearable object;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the attachable bag shown in FIG. 1,showing the attachable bag is in still another state of use; and

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram, showing that the attachable bag shown inFIG. 4 is connected to the wearable object.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an attachable bag 1 of an embodimentaccording to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram ofthe attachable bag 1 shown in FIG. 1, showing the attachable bag 1 is inanother state of use. As shown in FIG. 1, the attachable bag 1 includesa bag body 10 and an engaging member 12. In practice, the bag body 10could be a small bag, such as a handbag, a purse, a bumbag, etc., whichhas an opening and a receiving portion for placing objects. The bag body10 has an obverse and a reverse 100 opposite to the obverse, wherein theobverse of the bag body 10 could be provided with a zipper or an openingwhich communicates with the receiving portion, or could also be providedwith a decoration or a mark of the attachable bag 1. The engaging member12 is disposed on the reverse 100 of the attachable bag 1 to enable theattachable bag 1 to be engaged with a wearable object in various ways.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the engaging member 12 of the currentembodiment includes a receiving member 120 and a covering member 122,which are both disposed on the reverse 100 of the bag body 10, whereinthe receiving member 120 has a first exterior surface 1200 and areceiving space 1202, and the covering member 122 could cover the firstexterior surface 1200 of the receiving member 120. In practice, amaterial of the engaging member 12 could be the same as or similar tothat of the bag body 10 and be flexible. In other words, a user coulddecide whether to cover the covering member 122 on the first exteriorsurface 1200 of the receiving member 120. In addition, a size of thereceiving space 1202 is enough to receive the covering member 122therein. The covering member 122 has a second exterior surface 1220 andan interior surface 1222 opposite to the second exterior surface 1220,wherein when the covering member 122 covers the receiving member 120,the interior surface 1222 is in contact with the first exterior surface1200 of the receiving member 120.

In the current embodiment, a first engaging structure 1204 is formed onthe first exterior surface 1200 of the receiving member 120, and asecond engaging structure 1224 corresponding to the first engagingstructure 1204 is formed on the interior surface 1222 of the coveringmember 122. In this way, when the covering member 122 covers the firstexterior surface 1200 of the receiving member 120, the second engagingstructure 1224 on the interior surface 1222 of the covering member 122could be engaged with the first engaging structure 1204 on the firstexterior surface 1200, so that the receiving member 120 could be engagedwith the covering member 122. In the current embodiment, the firstengaging structure 1204 and the second engaging structure 1224 arerespectively a hook fastener and a loop fastener, so that the firstengaging structure 1204 and the second engaging structure 1224 could beengaged with each other. However, which of the first engaging structure1204 and the second engaging structure 1224 is a hook fastener or a loopfastener is not a limitation of the present invention. In other words,the first engaging structure 1204 could be a hook fastener, and thesecond engaging structure 1224 could be a loop fastener. Alternatively,the first engaging structure 1204 could be a loop fastener, and thesecond engaging structure 1224 could be a hook fastener. In addition,the first engaging structure 1204 and the second engaging structure 1224are not limited to be a velcro, but could be any form of fasteners thatcould be engaged with each other. For instance, the first engagingstructure 1204 could be one of a male button and a female button, andthe second engaging structure 1224 could be the other.

Additionally, a third engaging structure 1226 is formed on the secondexterior surface 1220 of the covering member 122 and is adapted to beengaged with an engaging structure of another object, which enables theattachable bag 1 to be engaged with the another object via the thirdengaging structure 1226. In practice, the another object could be awearable object such as a backpack. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram,showing that the attachable bag 1 of FIG. 1 is connected to a wearableobject 2. As shown in FIG. 3, in the current embodiment, the thirdengaging structure 1226 includes at least one ring which is capable ofbeing passed through by a retaining clip 3, wherein the retaining clip 3could pass through at least one ring on the wearable object 2. In thisway, the third engaging structure 1226 could be engaged with thewearable object 2 via the retaining clip 3, so that the attachable bag 1is engaged with the wearable object 2. At this time, the first engagingstructure 1204 and the second engaging structure 1224 could be engagedwith each other, so that the attachable bag 1 could not easily sway whenthe attachable bag 1 is engaged with the wearable object 2. Moreover,when the first engaging structure 1204 and the second engaging structure1224 are engaged with each other, the receiving space 1202 is closed, sothat the receiving space 1202 could be an additional receiving portionof the attachable bag 1 for receiving the user's items.

As described above, the attachable bag 1 could be engaged with thewearable object 2 in a state that the covering member 122 covers and isengaged with the receiving member 120. At this time, the attachable bag1 could be engaged with the wearable object 2 via the third engagingstructure 1226 on the second exterior surface 1220 of the coveringmember 122. However, the engagement between the attachable bag 1 and thewearable object 2 is not a limitation of the present invention. FIG. 4is a schematic diagram of the attachable bag 1 of FIG. 1, showing theattachable bag 1 is in still another state of use, and FIG. 5 is aschematic diagram, showing that the attachable bag 1 of FIG. 4 isconnected to a wearable object 4. As shown in FIG. 4, the coveringmember 122 of the attachable bag 1 is received in the receiving space1202 of the receiving member 120, so that the second exterior surface1220 of the covering member 122 and the third engaging structure 1226are also received in the receiving space 1202.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the attachable bag 1 is in the state shown inFIG. 4, the first exterior surface 1200 of the receiving member 120 doesnot be in contact with the interior surface 1222 of the covering member122, so that the first engaging structure 1204 is not engaged with thesecond engaging structure 1224. At this time, the first engagingstructure 1204 of the first exterior surface 1200 is exposed to theoutside. The first engaging structure 1204 could be engaged with acorresponding engaging structure on the wearable object 4, so that theattachable bag 1 could be engaged with the wearable object 4. It shallbe noted that, in practice, a wearable object could be provided with aplurality of engaging structures corresponding to the first engagingstructure 1204 and the third engaging structure 1226, so that theattachable bag 1 could be engaged with different portions of thewearable object in various ways. Alternatively, different wearableobjects could be disposed with different engaging structurescorresponding to the first engaging structure 1204 or the third engagingstructure 1226, so that the attachable bag 1 could be applied todifferent types of wearable objects.

In the current embodiment, the first engaging structure 1204 could beone of a hook fastener and a loop fastener, and the correspondingengaging structure on the wearable object could be the other for beingengaged with the first engaging structure 1204. However, the engagementbetween the attachable bag and the wearable object is not limited to bea velcro. In other embodiments, the first engaging structure 1204 couldbe other engaging structures, and the engaging structure on the wearableobject could be a corresponding engaging structure. For instance, thefirst engaging structure 1204 could be one of a male button and a femalebutton, and the engaging structure on the wearable object could be theother, whereby the first engaging structure 1204 could be engaged withthe engaging structure on the wearable object 4.

In summary, the attachable bag of the present invention could providethe function of various attachment ways via the engaging member disposedon the reverse thereof. More specifically, both of the third engagingstructure on the covering member of the engaging member and the firstengaging structure on the receiving member could provide an attachablefunction, whereby the attachable bag could be engaged with the wearableobject with different types of engaging structures. In this way, theuser only needs to purchase said attachable bag for a variety ofwearable objects.

It must be pointed out that the embodiments described above are onlysome preferred embodiments of the present invention. All equivalentstructures which employ the concepts disclosed in this specification andthe appended claims should fall within the scope of the presentinvention.

What is claimed is:
 1. An engaging member, which is adapted to connect abag body to a wearable object, comprising: a receiving member disposedon a reverse of the bag body, wherein the receiving member has a firstexterior surface and a receiving space; a first engaging structure isformed on the first exterior surface; and a covering member which isdisposed on the reverse of the bag body and is capable of covering thefirst exterior surface of the receiving member, and is capable of beingentirely or partially received in the receiving space, wherein thecovering member comprises a second exterior surface and an interiorsurface; a second engaging structure corresponding to the first engagingstructure is formed on the interior surface; the second engagingstructure is capable of being engaged with the first engaging structure;a third engaging structure different from the first engaging structureis formed on the second exterior surface; the third engaging structureis adapted to be engaged with the wearable object.
 2. The engagingmember of claim 1, wherein the first engaging structure comprises one ofa hook fastener and a loop fastener, and the second engaging structurecomprises the other.
 3. The engaging member of claim 1, wherein thethird engaging structure comprises at least one ring; the at least onering is adapted to be passed through by a retaining clip and is engagedwith the wearable object via the retaining clip.
 4. The engaging memberof claim 1, wherein a size of the receiving space is enough to receivethe covering member.
 5. The engaging member of claim 4, wherein thefirst engaging structure on the first exterior surface corresponds to anengaging structure on the wearable object; the first engaging structureis capable of being engaged with the engaging structure on the wearableobject, whereby to connect the bag body to the wearable object.
 6. Anattachable bag, which is adapted to be attached to a wearable object,comprising: a bag body including an obverse and a reverse which isopposite to the obverse; and an engaging member disposed on the reverseof the bag body, wherein the engaging member includes: a receivingmember disposed on the reverse of the bag body, wherein the receivingmember has a first exterior surface and a receiving space; a firstengaging structure is formed on the first exterior surface; and acovering member which is disposed on the reverse of the bag body and iscapable of covering the first exterior surface of the receiving member,and is capable of being entirely or partially received in the receivingspace, wherein the covering member includes a second exterior surfaceand an interior surface; a second engaging structure corresponding tothe first engaging structure is formed on the interior surface; thesecond engaging structure is capable of being engaged with the firstengaging structure; a third engaging structure different from the firstengaging structure is formed on the second exterior surface; the thirdengaging structure is adapted to be engaged with the wearable object. 7.The attachable bag of claim 6, wherein the first engaging structurecomprises one of a hook fastener and a loop fastener, and the secondengaging structure comprises the other.
 8. The attachable bag of claim6, wherein the third engaging structure comprises at least one ring; theat least one ring is adapted to be passed through by a retaining clip,and is engaged with the wearable object via the retaining clip.
 9. Theattachable bag of claim 6, wherein a size of the receiving space isenough to receive the covering member.
 10. The attachable bag of claim9, wherein the first engaging structure on the first exterior surfacecorresponds to an engaging structure on the wearable object; the firstengaging structure is capable of being engaged with the engagingstructure on the wearable object, whereby to connect the bag body to thewearable object.